St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-08-27

its labors in Chicago. In the closing session
the most important question before the
court was the framing of an answer to the
Supreme Court of Foresters in England
anent the cablegram received ordering the
| admission of cOlored men into the assOcla-
ton. Mr.. Gardner Washburn, chairman Of
the committee appointed to consider this
question, handed in a voluminous report.
This took strong stand against the posi-
ton of the English High Court. "We
would give the High Court of England
to understand" said the report, that
this, the American branch, will not be
controlled contrary to the general laws OF
the order and to the best interest of the For
esters as a body. ANY coercive act, such as
the admission of the negro into the order,
will be fought too1h- nail, and we warn
the High Court of England that if they con-
tinue to claim powers not granted them by
the constitution we may separate and sunder
ourselves from such Supreme Court, as our
fathers did from the all-claiming English
ministry in the reign of George Ill" Sev-
eral heated speeches were delivered, when,
by unanimous vote, thereport was accepted
and the secretary instructed to forward a
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Foresters in London.
The new church of the Passionist Fathers,
about two miles west of Baltimore has been
cOnsecrated. The ceremonies began at
seven o'clock in the morning with Cardinal
| Gibbons consecrator, assisted by Rev.
Fathers Eusebus and Pugh. At 1890,
Archbishop Elder of Cincinnati, celebrated
pontitcal mass. In the afternoon the arch
bishop addressed the people.
1t is stated that Admiral Luce has tele-
graphed Secretary Whitney requesting that
he be relieved from command of the North
Atlantic squadron.
Ex-United States Senator Sargent has died
at San Francisco, Cal.
4 statement prepared at the Treasury De-
| pattment to show the status of the three per
| cent loan, makes the following exhibit !:
Total amount of loan, $305, ,5S1 $50 redeemed
under calls, s299, ATE, $50; purchased, So, 322,
250 called and outstanding, $2,7s3, $50.
The United States treasurer has arranged
for the delivery of one and two dollar silver
! certificates to banks, bankers and others
making the required deposit. The issue of
! these notes has been suspended since the
first of May last.
| Collectors of internal revenue have been
| instructed to ascertain and report to the
commissioner of internal revenue the
quantity of tax-paid spirits of the different
/ kinds known to the trade held by wholesale
| liquor dealers and rectifers on the first day
of October 1887
A connection between the East and West
railroad of Alabama and the Georgia Pacific
| railroad at Pell City has been completed and
trains are running through.
A fire in Washington, D. c., burned Nixon
Brewers feed store, Henry Banni's furniture
warehouse Nathan Hartong's clothing store,
| William Palt's saloon and Shipley's black
smith shop. Loss s25, 600; insurance about
| $4,000 Mercer Garner was arrested on sus-
picion of setting fire to the feed store.
A dispatch from Boston says in Hyde
Park the Greenwood sch6ol house was
burned by an incendiary fire. Loss, 800, 900.
A fire in the lumber yard of George F.
McQuesten & Co., at East Boston, caused a
loss of 1000.
The body of a two-year-old child of John
Mahinsky, q laborer IN Pittsburg, was
devoured by flames in its coffin. A numb Der
| of candles were burning about the coffin.
Several children were in the room, and one
ofthem accidentally upset one Of the candles.
| The lace in the coffin took fire and the re-
mains of the child were burnt to crisp.
Thomas Warrell, silver platter, working
| at Titfany's shops, in New York, has con-
fessed that he has been Systematically rob-
bing his employers, and accuses another
workman of completely in the crime.
Frank Wilson was hanged at Prescott,
Ariz., for the murder of Samuel Clavenser
and his wife Charlotte, in May, 1856, on the
summit of the Buckskin Mountains a few
miles from the Utah hne.
Professor Talbert, the balloonist, made an
ascension at Cullom, Ill. Soon after starting
it was discovered that the balloon was on
| fire, smoke rolling from the top in clouds.
| It began to come down very rapidly and
! struck the ground with a rush. Professor
Talbert escaped severe injury, sus about all
that was left of the balloon was the rings at
the bottom.
The sculling race on Onondaga lake,
N. Y, recently, was won by Hamm, Ross
second, Courtney third, Henry fourth and
| Bubear bad fifth. The course was mile
and half and return. The time was 1920,
| but it was conceded that the course was fully
| minute slow.
The boat race at Toronto, Ontario, be-
tween HanIan and Teemer was won by the
latter by three lengths. Teemer is now the
| champion oarsman of America.
Frank Shuck, young man of Lancaster,
Pa, was struck and instantly killed by a
| freight train on the Pennsylvania railroad,
| at Leaman place.
Governor Ross by proclamation has added
| Pennsylvania to the list of States against
| which New Mexico's cattle quarantine runs,
| the bureau of animal industry having re-
| ported a prevalence of pleuro-pneumonia
| within it's boundaries.
| The record of the yellow fever at
Key West stands as follows: Total cases
| 242; discharged cured, 1856; sick now, SO !;
| deaths, II.
Discoveries of iron ore have been made
near Wukeon, Allamakee county, Ia, and a
company has been formed with capital of
81, ,OOO, 900 to operate and develop it.
The Gettysburg Monument Commission,
appointed by the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie to erect monuments at Gettysburg to the
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